00:01Fifty-two foreigners were detained during raids on seven entertainment outlets in the
00:07Dongwangi District early Saturday.
00:10The operation, which began at 1.30 a.m., involved 74 enforcement officers from the Kuala Lumpur
00:17Immigration Department, assisted by 18 officers from the Department's Special Tactical Team.
00:24The raids were conducted following intelligence gathering and public tip-offs about foreigners
00:29suspected of working illegally and abusing their visit passes.
00:33A total of 170 individuals were checked during the operation, with 23 men and 29 women detained
00:42for various immigration offences.
00:44Those detained are suspected of committing offences under the Immigration Act 1959-63, Passports
00:52Act 1966 and Immigration Regulations 1963, including not possessing valid travel
00:59documents, overstaying and breaching the conditions of their passes.
01:03All detainees were taken to the Bukit Jalil Immigration Depot for documentation and further
01:09investigation.
